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Radiant Miracles Maternity Shoot is for a friend of the family who is soon to have their first bubba and I was pretty chuffed to create some of the images to remember this time in their lives. This gorgeous mumma gives so much to others and it was nice to show her how beautiful and radiant she really was. I do not do strictly maternity shots and I was a little out of my comfort zone, but that is what it is all about…constantly pushing yourself to learn and find other areas of interest.

My whole aim is to show women just how beautiful they are when you can get them to relax and really show me who they are on the inside. We are constantly putting up a face in life. But the ones we love truly get to see us and it is that cheeky smile or glint in the eye which lets me know I have got them. I have managed to find what drives them or where their real passion is.

It is not easy for anyone to let down their guard especially when I am asking them to do things they may not have done ever before. So I take this as a privilege and hold it very a high level of respect. Women have such a stigma about their bodies at the best of times let alone when a little miracle is growing and creating changes to our bodies.

Sensual Contemplation

Sensual contemplation is how I would sum up my afternoon with the lovely artistic Kiarn. I wanted to test my skills and create some moody yet sensual Black & White Rim Light Photography which was different to my personal style of light and airy or food. Sonny has been doing amazing work out in the field and in the studio whilst on leave however that is for another session.

Basically this is rim lighting and the purpose is to allow the shapes and touches of light escaping around the body to create the outlines and give a suggestion only. We used a range of light modifiers on our strobes to play and craft the light. You will see some are soft and the shadows fall of gradually and in other areas the light is crisp and forms a sharp outline to kiss the body.

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Australia Day – Highfields Pioneer Village

Sonny and I decided to go to the Australia Day celebrations at the local Highfields Pioneer Village. It is a purely volunteer run tourist attraction where various machines and cars, tractors etc are restored and maintained. They dress up in the period of time which is pretty impressive considering it is January and the temperatures are pretty hot. thousands of people come to see this place once a year and all they ask for is a gold coin donation which is amazing considering what they put on. You can buy woodfired damper and have billy tea.

In keeping with my quest for black and white with a 50mm I took a series of images showing some details. I felt really sad to see these old cars purely a remaining skeleton. I wonder what stories they have to tell. Who drove in them? What journeys did they go on?

So I said I would have some fun with Summer Food Photography. Oh how I love bright coloured foods I ended up playing with. The clouds were playing havoc with lighting but I got there I think. The coloured placemat does wonders with the watermelon. It makes me feel so much cooler just thinking about a slice of chilled watermelon and juice.This is an image I would find appealing after a workout or a day in the garden.

And how can I not go past using the seasons best berries with some gorgeous cream. I ended up sitting the berries in icy water for a few minutes just before I styled the plate to give that wet dewy look. I really need to get a fine dropper so I can strategically add water drops exactly where I would like. The berries were so juicy and bursting with flavour and yes I did eat the props as my daughter was not up yet to eat it for me.

I recently started watching a Creative Live online course presented by Food Photographer Andrew Scrivani and instantly wanted to go out and purchase some new props for food photography projects. It was a great time to purchase said items with all the Christmas Day sales.

So off I went with the intent of buying a couple of linen tea towels and napkins. Hmmm that was where I went wrong. Having a set intent. I was doomed to fail in my quest from the start. What I ended up coming home with was some cool finds. Lots of textures and base props. Tomorrow I am hoping to do some food photography to show all these cool pops off. So will have to wait and see.

We are so lucky to meet some amazing people through our photography. Some of these connections last so much longer than a simple photo shoot and provide inspiration for future endeavors.

One such occasion is with Tamlyn who came to us to get some professional images of her fitness progress. What I didn’t realise until after the shoot, Tamlyn was a mother of three and still managed to work her butt off to create such a toned physique. It was so much fun to work with Tamlyn and push the light to create harsh lines and shadows to accentuate her toned muscles. Normally with the female body we try to portray the soft sensual lines of the female body; however, the contrast we were able to achieve was very rewarding.

We decided these school holidays to take the kids and the dogs away for a relaxing break to the beach. Our puppy hadn’t seen the beach yet and we certainly deserved a break.

Kat booked an amazing place back from the main street with fantastic views and great appeal. It had its own pool and the kids had their own room and best of all the dogs were allowed to roam as much as they wanted. It is fantastic when you find places who are happy to accept dogs, as they are an important part of the family.

We have again expanded our capabilities which will hopefully set us apart from the rest. Service is something we pride ourselves on and being able to take the time to edit and create your prints as we intended for them to look, is invaluable.

Sonny strongly believes we should be able to ensure what our clients see in the final print is of the highest quality. Even though we do our best to edit and proof the colours, once we hand the media over to our clients, if they choose to have them printed by Kmart or Vistaprint, there is no control over the final effect. We do not want our reputation to be based on this final product, hence why we can offer the service now.

After six months we have broken the drought of getting highly commended and bronze awards. Kat’s Southbank entry for frozen in time has gained a Silver award.

This one was taken a few years ago on one of our trips down with the kids and the whole aim of the shoot was to take nighttime shots but to capture the movement of people at the same time. We played with slower shutter speeds and upping the ISO to try and still capture the colours indicative of the environment. Southbank has such a great energy at night time, light and movement are the keys to showing this.

We are both gaining so much knowledge from the other members and love the interaction we are building. Like anything, it takes time to find your feet. We are both enjoying the challenges of the monthly challenges. Looking forward to this months vintage entries.

Part of the challenge to further learn and develop our own individual style is to constantly think of projects to test our limits in all facets of a photo shoot. Whether it is how we communicate with our clients or the way we manipulate the images in post.

Retro Sunday:

I had the privilege of working with a funny lady who just epitomises style. I wanted to work with vintage for an up coming competition and play around with lots of props.